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There is for many young girls another, less tangible factor in the sequence of events leading to parenthood: a sense of fatalism, passivity and, in some cases, even a certain pleasure at the prospect of motherhood. Such attitudes are especially prevalent among the poor. Take Zuleyma, 16, of Los Angeles, who gave birth last May: "I thought I might want to have a baby," she says. "I was thinking more in the future, but things happen." Or Derdra Jones of Chicago, who gave birth at 15: "Part of me wanted to get pregnant," she confesses. "I liked...
...Father's Day, launched a program aimed at teenage boys, the often forgotten partners in the problem of teen pregnancy (see box). Says League President John Jacob: "We cannot talk about strengthening the black community and family without facing up to the fact that teenage pregnancy is a major factor in high unemployment, the numbers of high school dropouts and the numbers of blacks below the poverty line...
...black family by providing an incentive for young women to have babies. While rules vary from state to state, indigent girls generally become eligible for public assistance in their third trimester of pregnancy. Most social-service workers argue, however, that the welfare system is at most a minor factor in teenage pregnancy. "It's possible that with no assistance, we would see fewer kids going to term," says Radosh of New York City's mayor's office. "But I don't think you'd see fewer getting pregnant...
...treated as an outsider, receiving none of the solicitous attention that occasionally attends the mother and child. These fathers are usually depicted as churlish scamps, irresponsible hit-and-run artists out to prove their sexual prowess without a thought for the consequences. Until recently, no one even seemed to factor the father into the situation. But with the surge of concern about teenage mothers, several groups and studies have taken a closer look at teenage fathers. Their findings have challenged many prevailing myths...
...factor in this year's selection was the five-day visit to China last October by the TIME Newstour of civic, academic and business leaders and Time Inc. editors. After viewing some of China's free-market experiments and spending more than an hour with Deng, the tour participants agreed that the country's transformation far surpassed their expectations. Says Senior Editor Henry Muller: "In addition to the physical dimension--the construction and the traffic--we were struck by the openness and pragmatism of the officials we met. They subjected us to none of the ideological rhetoric you get from...